Call off the dogs, we found the G-Spot.
The campus food collective, the Garden Spot, is operating again after a hiatus last year. Their levy for that year was returned to students.
They’ve now elected a board of directors to their parent organization, the Carleton Food Collective, and have held food servings on campus. They’re one step away from becoming a viable group on campus: they need money from undergrads.
While the graduate student union has paid up, the undergraduate student union is holding on to this year’s G-Spot levy. They’re doing so until the group can provide a budget for the year and to prove they have access to their bank account.
These measures make sense for any organization bringing in money like the G-Spot does—approximately $2 from each student at Carleton.
However, both the Carleton University Students’ Association (CUSA) and the G-Spot have been taking their time finalizing any sort of deal.
CUSA proposed merging with the food collective earlier this year. They were after the same thing they are now: accountability. That proposal was shot down. The G-Spot offered new terms. Those haven’t been taken up.
Now, it seems all CUSA wants is a budget and proof that the current crop of G-Spot and Food Collective members have access to the bank account.
It’s not too much to ask. Let’s get the G-Spot running at full capacity for exam season, when a cheap and healthy meal on campus is all anyone really wants.
